TO 58 years old Elle Macpherson it is still indisputably “The Body”. Thanks – also – to the method of his favorite mental coach Wim Hof, who combines diving in the cold with precise breathing techniques.
Elle Macpherson puts ice in the tub
The scorching heat wave also arrives in the United States and the supermodel and business woman takes the opportunity for a treatment of beauty as ancient and simple as it is effective: the ice bath. In her latest post on her Instagram we see her in the metal tub full of cubes – apparently serene and relaxing – immersed in thecold water with clothes.
“Many of us can’t let go or are afraid,” he writes in the post “Our lives are marked by rules, morality, conformity. In addition to the uncertainties arising from the political moment. All this has aroused in us a rigid vision of events, which is the exact opposite of being free ».
An increasingly popular method
The phrase written on Instagram is a quote from the 63-year-old Dutch sportsman Wim (Iceman) Hoffamous for his ice baths and author of the homonymous method and of a book published in Italy by Mondadori on the benefits of this practice. Who writes on his website: “It is a natural way to reach the optimal state of body and mind and maintain it”.
The three pillars of Wim Hof’s cold therapy
His cold therapy hugely popular (has 2.6 million followers on Instagram) is based on 3 pillars. First of all the breathingwhich by oxygenating the body increases energy, reduces stress and boosts the immune system.
The bath in the ice by Wim Hof. (Photo Instagram iceman_hof)
L’calibrated exposure to coldthen, it triggers a series of health benefits starting with reduction of body fatthe increase of sleep quality and the maintenance ofhormonal balance. The third and equally important pillar is commitment. Nothing is given, to make the most of your physical and mental potential you need patience and dedication. And perhaps this very hot summer 2022 is the best time to try it, but always with the help of experts in the field.
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